Robert Fano
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25 properties- Instance of
- human
- Sex or gender
- male
- Date of birth
- November 11, 1917
- Date of death
- July 13, 2016
- Place of birth
- Turin
- Place of death
- Naples
- Country of citizenship
- United States[11]
- Field of work
- computer science, informatics, electrical engineering[12][13][14]
- Educated at
- Massachusetts Institute of Technology[16]
- Award received
- Claude E. Shannon Award, IEEE James H. Mulligan, Jr. Education Medal, IEEE Fellow, Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, Member of the National Academy of Engineering[19][20][21][22][23]
- Sibling
- Ugo Fano
- Doctoral advisor
- Ernst Guillemin[17]
- Doctoral student
- Frederick Jelinek, Charles A. Desoer, Evan Leon Ivie, Leo Joseph Rotenberg, Michael Gordon Taylor, Howard L. Yudkin, Walter Irvine Wells, Marvin Aaron Epstein, Wilbur Davenport, Robert Martin Lerner, Amiel Feinstein
- Languages spoken, written or signed
- English
- Family name
- Fano
- Maintained by WikiProject
- WikiProject Mathematics
- Member of
- National Academy of Sciences, American Academy of Arts and Sciences, National Academy of Engineering[24][25]
- On focus list of Wikimedia project
- WikiProject PCC Wikidata Pilot/MIT
- Residence
- United States
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- Student
- John Wozencraft[18]
- ISNI
- 0000000108696549
- VIAF cluster ID
- 10362970
- Library of Congress Authorities ID
- n85804388
- GND ID
- 1075030358
- Image (Wikimedia Commons)
- Robert Fano 2012-03-13.jpg ↗
- ACM Digital Library author ID
- 81100313954
- Academic Tree ID
- 144033
- Brockhaus Enzyklopädie online ID
- fano-robert-mario
- CONOR.SR ID
- 30914663
- CiNii Research ID
- 1140282266600185600
- DBLP author ID
- 90/7419
- DDB person (GND) ID
- 1075030358
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- FAST ID
- 1465363
- Freebase ID
- /m/0280qp
- Geni profile ID
- 6000000044399472406
- IEEE Xplore author ID
- 37322357900
- IdRef ID
- 079171672
- J9U entity ID
- 987007261054605171, 987007327362005171
- MR Author ID
- 441611
- Mathematics Genealogy Project ID
- 64848
- Museo Galileo authority ID
- 193287
- NACSIS-CAT author ID
- DA02720758
- NDL Authority ID
- 00521543
- NL CR AUT ID
- ctu2013773375
- NUKAT ID
- n01721082
- National Academy of Engineering member ID
- 29403
- National Academy of Sciences member ID
- 55878
- National Virtual Library of India ID
- 35683
- Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
- 071268278
- Obálky knih ID
- ctu2013773375
- Open Library ID
- OL2113769A
- SHARE Catalogue author ID
- 27103
- SNAC ARK ID
- w6z62w5b
- Scopus author ID
- 7003706134
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- Yale LUX ID
- person/8bcd5c21-0ce9-4a31-93de-1eadbdb94dd2
- ZbMATH author ID
- fano.robert-m
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Summary
Robert Fano's place of birth was Turin[1]. He was born on November 11, 1917[2]. He died in Naples[3]. He died on July 13, 2016[4]. He worked as a computer scientist[5], engineer[6], university teacher[7], electrical engineer[8], and electrotechnician[9].
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Career and Affiliations
Fields of work include computer science[12], an academic discipline[26]; informatics[13], an academic major[27], founded in 1957[28]; and electrical engineering[14], a branch of engineering[29]. Doctoral students include Frederick Jelinek[30], a pedagogue[31], 1932–2010[32], of Czechoslovakia[33], specialised in natural language processing[34]; Charles A. Desoer[35], a professor[36], 1926–2010[37], awarded the Guggenheim Fellowship[38], specialised in electrical engineering[39]; Evan Leon Ivie[40], a university teacher[41], 1931–2020[42], of United States[43]; Leo Joseph Rotenberg[44], b. 1944[45], of United States[46]; Michael Gordon Taylor[47]; and Howard L. Yudkin[48], of United States[49].
Recognition
Awards received include Claude E. Shannon Award[19], a science award[50], in Internationality[51], founded in 1972[52]; IEEE James H. Mulligan, Jr. Education Medal[20], a science award[53], founded in 1956[54]; IEEE Fellow[21], a science award[55]; Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences[22], a fellowship award[56]; and Member of the National Academy of Engineering[23].
Works and Contributions
Things named for Robert Fano include Shannon–Fano coding[57], an entropy coding[58] and Fano's inequality[59], an inequality[60].
Why It Matters
Entities named for him include Shannon–Fano coding[57], an entropy coding[58] and Fano's inequality[59], an inequality[60].
His notable doctoral advisees include Frederick Jelinek[61], a pedagogue[62], 1932–2010[63], of Czechoslovakia[64], specialised in natural language processing[65] and Evan Leon Ivie[66], a university teacher[67], 1931–2020[68], of United States[69].
FAQs
Where was Robert Fano born?
Robert Fano's place of birth was Turin[1].
Where did Robert Fano die?
Robert Fano passed away in Naples[3].
Who were Robert Fano's parents?
Robert Fano's father was Gino Fano[10].
What did Robert Fano do for work?
Robert Fano worked as computer scientist[5], engineer[6], university teacher[7], electrical engineer[8], and electrotechnician[9].
Where did Robert Fano go to school?
Robert Fano was educated at Massachusetts Institute of Technology[16].
What awards did Robert Fano receive?
Honors received include Claude E. Shannon Award[19], IEEE James H. Mulligan, Jr. Education Medal[20], IEEE Fellow[21], and Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences[22].